Johannesburg, 20 January 2026: This listing marks an important moment for South Africa’s asset management community, underscoring the impact of emerging managers such as Cartesian Capital. As a 100% Black female‑owned and managed boutique asset manager, Cartesian Capital is building a distinct position through its tailored investment services. Backed by an experienced investment team, the firm delivers disciplined multi‑asset‑class offerings across local and global markets, spanning pension and retirement products, tax‑free and discretionary investments, and both long‑only and hedge fund strategies.

The Cartesian EasyETFs Balanced AMETF aims to deliver long‑term capital growth through a diversified, multi‑asset investment strategy. It is positioned as an “everyday portfolio companion” designed for retail investors and advisers seeking a diversified core holding. It will be invested across a broad range of South African and international asset classes, including equities, fixed‑income securities, money‑market instruments, property‑linked securities and alternative assets, while remaining compliant with Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act and the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act.

With its recent debut, the Absa Cartesian Absolute Income AMC enables advisers and experienced investors to access, with a rand-denominated fixed-income investment opportunity that targets both consistent income and capital growth. This portfolio follows a flexible, long-only strategy that invests in South African interest-bearing securities, aiming to outperform the benchmark while maintaining a strong commitment to protecting the investment base.

“The listings respond directly to a growing demand from advisers, DFMs and direct investors for transparent and easily accessible actively managed investment solutions that can be efficiently incorporated into discretionary and advised portfolios,” said Anthea Gardner, CEO of Cartesian Capital. “By putting the investor first and embracing innovative JSE-listed structures such as AMETFs and AMCs, Cartesian is expanding its product range to investors while remaining focused on disciplined investment outcomes.”

Adèle Hattingh Business Development and Exchange Traded Products Manager at JSE, said, “This listing underscores the JSE’s strategic focus on fostering innovation and expanding investor choice in our capital markets. AMETFs such as the Cartesian EasyETFs Balanced AMETF combine professional portfolio management with the transparency, liquidity and trading ease of an exchange traded product, giving investors a regulated and accessible way to hold a diversified multi‑asset strategy in a single instrument.”

Actively managed ETFs have rapidly emerged as one of the fastest‑growing segments of the JSE’s product suite, enabled by recent regulatory reforms. Their introduction expands the exchange’s range of outcome‑oriented solutions for institutional and retail investors, underscoring the JSE’s commitment to innovation, transparency and efficient access to diversified portfolios.

Today’s listing brings the total number of ETFs on the JSE to 127, pushing the market’s combined value beyond 259.48 billion.

ENDS

ABOUT THE JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has a well-established history of operating as a marketplace for trading financial products. It is a pioneering, globally connected exchange group that enables inclusive economic growth through trusted, world-class, socially responsible products, and services for the investor of the future. It offers secure and efficient primary and secondary capital markets across a diverse range of securities, spanning equities, derivatives, and debt markets. It prides itself on being the market of choice for local and international investors looking to gain exposure to leading capital markets on the African continent. The JSE is currently ranked in the Top 20 largest stock exchanges in the world by market capitalisation, and is the largest stock exchange in Africa, having been in operation for 138 years. As a leading global exchange, the JSE co-creates unlocks value & makes real connections happen. www.jse.co.za

The JSE takes your privacy seriously in accordance with the POPI Act. We endeavour to only send you relevant information that we think will be of interest to you and the media title you work at. No action is required if you are happy to continue receiving JSE news and information. Should you change your mind at any time in the future, please do let us know. If you do not wish to receive JSE news and information, please respond to this email and we will remove you from future distributions.